Good response from some meds but they stop working.

CharlieRN · Nov 9, 2005

It seems like you are very rapidly habituating to the drugs but I doubt that is what is actually going on. You can go on trying different meds until something works or they decide you are a candidate for shock therapy or you could try something different.

Human minds are not just another organ that can be adjusted with meds. It is self aware and it is resisting being made to feel better. It is a mind and it is trying to tell you something. It wants you to feel you are depressed. Being depressed is serving some purpose for you. Depression is often your sub-conscious mind's way of telling you that you have made a decision that is wrong for you or that your life is going in the wrong direction. Working with a good talk therapist may help you find what is blocking you from feeling better. After you work that out try the anti depressents again if you need to.

Of course tend to your safety first. If yoy are a danger to yourself you need to be hospitalized.

lsyorke, RN · Nov 10, 2005

The body likes things in balance. When you alter a neurotransmitter and artificially raise serotonin the body is going to try and put it back in balance again. Some bodies are better at it than others. It's called the "poop out" factor by alot of ssri users. Increasing dosage can temporarily help, but that is usually temporary. Find a therapist that you click with.. less side effects!

Thunderwolf, MSN, RN · Nov 11, 2005

Some good points have been made. You can medicate the person, but it is impossible to medicate the environment...which means learning better or more effective coping strategies. Counseling/therapy with medication often go hand in hand. "Utilizing what has been learned" in counseling/therapy is just as important, making new changes in one's adaptation. It is very possible that even on medication, we may even work against any of the benefits seen via the medication. There is truth to the saying that there is no magic pill. It will NOT correct everything. But, the medication can take some of the edge off. But, only if we do not do things that are counteractive to its effectiveness. Makes sense.

Doog · Nov 25, 2005

Has anyone experienced this? The best meds I have had have Wellbutrin but every week or so it was increased to 400 mg and even that didn't help and was about the most that it could be increased to. Latest was Lexapro and was a good med for energy and "feeling like my old self." Started on 10 mg and eventually stopped working. It was increased to 20 mgs but really no better response and just feeling like dull. I just don't want anymore increases. Anyone experience these short time improvements only to have them stop working?

I went through the same experience when I first put on psych meds, they would work for a while, maybe a couple of months and then they would stop working. I am not talking about one or two meds, I probably was on 8-10 different ones. I'm not sure what your diagnosis is, but it finally took a combination of different medications to finally resolve the problem. I have now been on the same meds at the same dosage for 3 years. Psychiatry is not an exact science and what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. Good luck and feel free to pm me if you wish to discuss this further.

Shawn